Netsuke; Fukurojoku and attendant; God with elongated head and small monkey (?) at his right side; smiling (?) face; possible seal in base; H 5.1 cm X W 3.5 cm
Donor:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins and John Barr Tompkins
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
A toggle or device attached to the end of a cord or rope to keep it from slipping; cord thrust under the sash of a kimono to support purse pouch, box, or basket (in absence of pockets). "..one of the Seven Happy Gods. As the god of wisdom, he is portrayed with an elongated head to hold his enormous intelligence. His attribute is the scroll of wisdom.